Bud

Desvenia Darrell Jr., aka Bud, born  02/11/1916. Bud was riding his bicycle when he was involved in an accident of some sort and his leg was cut. He eventually developed gangrene and died at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the age of 14 on 11/07/1930.  Jackie stated in her autobiography that Bud died on the 8th of November, which would have been Minnie's 45th birthday. Not sure which is accurate.

The family was living at 1127 5th Avenue in Council Bluffs then. Vera was 12 when Bud died. She said that her dad went down into the basement and could be heard crying all the way upstairs. She said she has never heard a man cry like that.

Bud was very inventive. There is a notebook, not sure who has it now, in which he drew a large airplane with windows along the side and wrote that someday a lot of people would fly on planes. He was so right!

04.16.2014 - I was going through mom's picture albums and found this one of Bud. Was so pleased, as it is the only one I have found. At first I thought it was my Uncle Larry. The girl on the left is Bud's sister Vera, the one on the right is unknown. Vera and Bud have a strong resemblance, even the tilt of their head is the same.